My 3rd gen Jimny from Brazil

Doctorchris Suzuki here does put a reasonable amount of effort into marketing... They even host monthly off roading events called Suzuki Day to gather Jimny owners in different places across Brazil. This approach has to do with the domestic holding co. that represents Suzuki and Mitsubishi in Brazil, Souza Ramos. I heard the founder was sort of an adventurous guy interested in making vehicle modifications and have them certified so he could sell them at the official dealers. In the 80's and 90's he would make dual cab pickup trucks out of single cabs among other mods to Ford vehicles under the name of "SR Special Vehicles". His company also launched a national turbocharged version of the Ford Escort 3rd gen and later of the Ford Ka.

The Jimny Forest is one I would think twice before buying though, I got to see one at the dealership and talk to the salesman about it. They made a body lift by welding the suspension mounts at a different height on the frame, which to me doesn't seem much different from adding spacers between body and frame. I heard a few owners complain about the vehicle being unstable on the road when disturbed laterally by wind.

Zebooka yes the 3rd gen Jimny is still produced in Brazil, that is painted and assembled. I'm pretty sure the parts, including body panels, are produced elsewhere. The VIN is in the 93XFJB43VFC###### format. Besides the differences mentioned, Brazilian 3rd gen Jimnys don't have heated mirrors or ESC.

Thanks Lambert! I found the front/rear bumpers' design a bit weird but I got used to them haha. It does improve the approach angle but I did not buy the salesman argument that it was made of 3 parts so you could replace only one if you hit something. The 3 parts are made of plastic and put together with screws and metal brackets, in a light fender-bender I had to replace two of them because the bracket got pushed into the other. Now the 4sport has single piece front/rear bumpers.

Thanks! But how VIN table looks like? Can you show?
You can mask ending digits.

I'm interested in the way how it looks, is it similar to Japan one or to Santana one. And does it have lower line with code of engine, transmission, grade, type and market?

 

No problem zebooka, I wasn't around the car yesterday but today I managed to snap a picture of the engine plate. It's in Portuguese but I think you will be able to tell what each field is - if you don't then let me know. The VIN isn't there, I've seen it engraved on the frame, close to one of the rear wheel arches.

Hi, Pablo!

Can you help me to find the code colour for the green forest version from pictures that I attached?

I am trying for several day to find, but still nou information on Internet.

Looks awesome, Pablo, nice one.